John Podesta
John Podesta, Chief Advisor to the US President on International Climate Policy, has arrived in Azerbaijan. The purpose of the visit is to participate in meetings ahead of the COP29 climate conference in Baku and to strengthen co-operation between the US and Azerbaijan in this sphere. This is stated in the message of the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby.
In turn, the British Embassy said that UK Climate Minister Kerry McCarthy arrived in Baku to participate in the 'Baku Climate Action Week'.
Politics
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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